-5 months later -
5 months flew by since the his first day at the academy, at it was a pretty tough couple of months for one Ryu uchiha.
Just after a week of attending the academy classes he was bored as hell and couldn't help but feel like he was wasting his time in the academy when he could have used all this time to train his skills, so he confessed about it to his friend Mikoto who being unexpectedly mischievous came up with the plan of sending a shadow clone to the academy while the real him could train at peace at his home.
He was pleased with her idea and even treated her to a pack of dangos which he knew she loved more than anything, also not going to academy also helped him get away from the ever-growing Ryu fan club which was a huge plus point in his book.
While using the shadow clones for the academy sessions he realised one thing that managed to suprise even him, he discovered that everytime a shadow clone dispels it transfers the memory back to the user. This revelation made him come up with ideas to incorporate the shadow clone jutsu in his training to increase it's pace especially in ninjutsu and kenjutsu.
Over the past few months he had once again increased his training level and had been focusing on all the parts of his shinobi training, he had learned 1 A rank from each of the three element (beast tearing gale palm, lightning shadow clone and the dragon flame release song) and learned another set of B ranks from every element although he would be lying if he said that lightning wasn't his favourite element to practice with.
As for his his taijutsu he had become way more comfortable in his style and movement and have complety understood the concept of the taijutsu style, training his physique he had become quite talk and was the tallest in his class although bh a small margin, his body started showing lean compact muscles and his face had become more narrow than before.
His strength had skyrocketed and his speed had already reached a astonishing low jonin level due to which Kagami had labelled him as a Speedster.
His shurikenjutsu had gotten to the advanced level and now he could perform some of the harder moves of shurikenjutsu. Also he had bought himself a small tanto according to his size just after his entrance into the academy from one the best blacksmiths in the hidden leaf village, although it was quite expensive his mother did leave him with a lot of inheritance so it wasn't a problem for him.
Having a real blade sure did felt nicer to practice with compared to a bokken he previously used, and now his spars and training sessions with Ria were even more interesting than before.
He had also been training his sharingan which matured fully to the three tomoe stage just a week ago, and according to a amused Kagami that him the uchiha to mature his sharingan the fastest in just 7 months which for others takes like years to do so.
Ryu hadn't slacked off of his genjutsu training he had alearned 3 B ranked genjutsu and even a A ranked straight from the genjutsu master Kagami the demonic illusion: bringer of darkness technique which was supposedly created by the 2nd hokage himself.
The one new thing that Ryu had tried over the past five months was practicing and reading about the basic of the art of fuinjutsu which he admitted he didn't show much talent for although he wanted to learn it to at least a appreciable level since he hadn't forgotten about his mother's letter (which he had literally preserved safely in a glass jar and was also his greatest treasure) and the note at the end of it.
So he had been takimg some lessons with Kagami's shadow clones on the basics of fuinjutsu since Kagami knew quite a bit about it although not being a master.
And so I the past five months he had only learned how to make scrolls and explosion tags and also learned to seal things on his wrist.All in all he made a decent high chunin level shinobi.
His accomplishments at the academy has gotten him quite famous in the village and the the uchiha clan who regarded him as their next big thing after Kagami and Naori, in the academy even his shadow clone was enough to deal with things there and even when some of the bratty final year students came to ' teach him respect' and tries to put a kunai to his neck trying to scare him only to get concussions at the end of the day, and from that fateful day onwards no senior bothered him.
His classmates had different attitudes towards him some didn't like him some just didn't care while a handful he was comfortable with such as Minato, Shikaku, Choza and Inoichi.
Of course there did came a day where him and Minato were placed against each other in the taijutsu ring and seeing Minato's rapid growth he had replaced his clone with himself moments before fight not wanting to take any chances as he didn't want to be scolded by Ria.
In the class 1-A he was ranked the top student while Minato and Mikoto had kind of a rivalry going on for the second place as Mikoto was better when it came to shurikenjutsu while Minato edged by a little in taijutsu category and the 4th position was maintained by Hiashi.
Speaking of Mikoto, she had been constantly training with him over the last few months trying to get past Minato which was not a easy task, she had even asked Kagami to initiate her rite of passage ritual as the clan head succumbed under his daughter's puppy eyes and had started showing her how to perform the fire release: great fireball jutsu earlier this week.
Mikoto had been acting strangely everytime she was in close proximity with him and he just couldn't figure it out and so he just left as it is.
As of right now it was 6 in the evening and he was eating a onigiri while reading the book title 'Fuinjutsu- The Art Of Seals' when he heard a knock on his door, as Ryu placed the onigiri back in the plate and went to the door only to find a middle aged uchiha in a police force vest who looked at him frowning and said,
"Ryu, Kagami sama has summouned you"
And vanished in a puff of smoke making him slighty scoff at the the attitude who was at best a mid chunin and probably didn't even have a sharingan, as Ryu just quickly ate the onigiri not wanting to waste it and locked his door before vanishing in thin air.
Upon arriving at the clan head's house he knocked softly which was answered by none other than Kagami himself, who upon seeing him said,
"Come in Ryu I need to talk to you about something"
To which he just nodded and followed the clan head to study, as both him and Kagami sat opposite to each other Kagami asked,
"How is your time in the academy going on Ryu"
"A little boring but it's alright"
To which Kagami couldn't help but laugh a little and say,
"I should've guessed so, back on topic your academy instructor had been full of praises in his report to Hiruzen and had recommended you for a early graduation"
Hearing this Ryu was a little suprised but didn't let it show and just nodded as Kagami continued,
"Hiruzen asked me about it and I've approved it the last thing needed is your consent"
'And with the tensions increasing between the hidden villages Hiruzen wants all the talented shinobi to prepare to an possibly upcoming war'
As Ryu heard all this he just sighed a little bit knowing Mikoto would be sad if he left her this early as he replied,
"I don't have a problem with this oji-san perhaps it's time for me to officially start my shinobi career"
As Kagami just smiled and thought to himself,
'Naori, your son is truly something special and perhaps he'll have to shoulder the weight of the uchiha clan in the future'
-The Next Day-
The next day, Ryu got up and followed his usual routine as he got ready to go the academy for the first time in the last 5 months, he had broken the the news of his early graduation to Mikoto who had again cried a lot in his arms before he had managed to calm her down and tried uplift her spirit by treating her to dango.
As he left his house in a shunshin jutsu and directly to Kagami's house where he saw Mikoto waiting for him, as they both greeted each other and started to walk towards the academy. While walking he could see Mikoto sneaking glances to him every now and then so he asked her,
"Do you want to tell me something Mikoto?"
"O..oh it's just I was wondering now that you're graduating if you would still get some free time?"
Making him smile and shake his head afterall he could see through her easily, and then he held her hand in his saying,
"Its true I may be gone for days in missions but I'll always manage to make time for you Mikoto don't worry about it"
Making her look at the ground while walking with a red blush on her fair cheeks.
After they reached the academy both went to the class and sat on their seats besides each other while the Ryu fan club started to again irritate him only to be ignored. In a couple of minutes Koji sensei came in and as the class stood up and greeted thier sensei, Koji looked at Ryu with somewhat respect and told him,
"Ryu please head to the class 4-C"
As he just nodded and getting a good luck from Mikoto he left the class, just then one the confused fan girl of his asked,
"Sensei where is Ryu kun going?"
To which Koji just sighed and shook his head replying,
"Hokage sama had applied for an early graduation for Ryu"
Sending the class in uproar while Minato just sat in his seat evidently shocked thinking,
'I knew he was holding back but this much?'
And couldn't help but his admiration increased for Ryu and decided to increase his training.
Meanwhile as Ryu entered the class 4-C, he saw two chunin instructors sitting in the room who upon seeing him one of them said,
"You must be Ryu uchiha come in"
To which he just nooded and walked in front of them as his test began, he simply performed the three basic jutsu's, completed the shurikenjutsu test with perfect marks, had his taijutsu tested in which he defeated one the chunins and then scored highly in his theory exams.
At the end of the exams both the instructors were shocked to thier bones at this 5 years old uchiha and couldn't help but feel a sense of inferiority before handing him the Konoha's forehead protector which he tried to his biceps. As one the instructors told him,
"Wait here , your jounin- sensei will pick you up"
As both the chunins left he simply sat there while adjusting his hiate to a comfortable position.Just then the door opened and a young man in his late 20s with spiky white hair with a ponytail and tanto on his back entered the room whom Ryu quickly recognised as one of the strongest shinobi in the village- Sakumo hatake who looked and him and smiled saying,
"Hmm you must be my new student Ryu uchiha meet me in training ground 7"
Before disappearing, while Ryu just smiled satisfied that he had gotten a powerful sensei and he too disappeared from the class room.
Upon arriving right in the middle of training ground 7 he stood in front of Sakumo who was impressed by his shunshin jutsu as Sakumo said,
"Let me introduce myself I am Sakumo hatake a elite jonin, I like takoyaki, my wife and reading books, I dislike traitors and arrogant people and my dream is protect konoha as long as I can. Now your turn"
As Ryu just nodded and replied,
"Hai, my name is Ryu uchiha, i also like takoyaki, and training my dislikes are anyone who tries to hurt the people I care about and my dream is to the strongest shinobi ever"
To which Sakumo raised his eyebrows afterall it was a bold claim before saying,
"Quite an ambitious dream you have Ryu, now let's have a spar so I can see what Kagami san was talking about"
Making the blood start pumping rapidly in Ryu's viens excitement bubbling in him, he was a uchiha afterall.